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Goodwill and intangible assets - Schedule of intangible assets subject to amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 29, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 29, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, beginning balance |  |  | $ 912,030 |  |
Intangible assets recognized during the period |  |  | 2,092 |  |
Currency translation during the period |  |  | (4,097) |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, ending balance | $ 910,025 |  | 910,025 |  |
Accumulated amortization, beginning balance |  |  | 657,601 |  |
Amortization during the period | 6,955 | $ 7,483 | 13,684 | $ 15,050 |
Currency translation during the period |  |  | (3,105) |  |
Accumulated amortization, ending balance | 668,180 |  | 668,180 |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net | 241,845 |  | 241,845 |  | $ 254,430
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, beginning balance |  |  | 651,012 |  |
Intangible assets recognized during the period |  |  | 2,092 |  |
Currency translation during the period |  |  | (2,464) |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, ending balance | 650,640 |  | 650,640 |  |
Accumulated amortization, beginning balance |  |  | 406,386 |  |
Amortization during the period |  |  | 12,597 |  |
Currency translation during the period |  |  | (1,523) |  |
Accumulated amortization, ending balance | 417,460 |  | 417,460 |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net | 233,180 |  | 233,180 |  |
Patents |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, beginning balance |  |  | 254,483 |  |
Intangible assets recognized during the period |  |  | 0 |  |
Currency translation during the period |  |  | (1,624) |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, ending balance | 252,859 |  | 252,859 |  |
Accumulated amortization, beginning balance |  |  | 249,988 |  |
Amortization during the period |  |  | 1,072 |  |
Currency translation during the period |  |  | (1,580) |  |
Accumulated amortization, ending balance | 249,480 |  | 249,480 |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net | 3,379 |  | 3,379 |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, beginning balance |  |  | 6,535 |  |
Intangible assets recognized during the period |  |  | 0 |  |
Currency translation during the period |  |  | (9) |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, ending balance | 6,526 |  | 6,526 |  |
Accumulated amortization, beginning balance |  |  | 1,227 |  |
Amortization during the period |  |  | 15 |  |
Currency translation during the period |  |  | (2) |  |
Accumulated amortization, ending balance | 1,240 |  | 1,240 |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net | $ 5,286 |  | $ 5,286 |  |

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